Mel Bay The Mandolin Picker`s Guide

Mel Bay, The Mandolin Picker` Guide to Bluegrass Improvisation,by Jesper Rübner-Petersen, A new book on improvisation is now available for bluegrass mandolin players, Based on the concept of learning by playing,this 200 page book covers a wide range of improvisation tools and how to implement them in your playing, A large number of examples are presented in both tablature and standard notation,so that a theoretical background is not required, The small amount of theory needed is simply presented and easily learned step by step, A series of exercises designed to help the player develop improvisational skills are included in the book, As an instruction tool, the book can easily be combined with the instructor’s individual philosophy or by a student wishing to study alone, The subject matter is varied in difficulty and can be used by both the beginner and more advanced player as an instructional guide and reference book, The major-themes in the book are:The pentatonic sound,scale and major-chord based improvising with any Bluegrass-Tune,Double-stop,improvisation, Minor chords and Keys,The blues sound, Melody oriented improvisation,How to use: Monroe Style,Cross picking, Hot licks,how to simplify a lick,and more, MP3 CD accompanies book featuring all examples, English language

Further information

Level Of Difficulty	Easy
Style	Bluegrass
Incl. CD	Yes
Incl. DVD	No
With Chords	Yes
Format	A4

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Stephen202, 02.06.2013

A lot to get through in this comprehensive book, would recommend it thoroughly to intermediate players looking to take their playing to the next level

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